Dirham - al-Rashid North African imitation

€333,493.00
IssuerAbbasid Caliphate
Year796
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dirham (0.7)
CurrencyDinar (750-1517)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.84 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#219E
Obverse descriptionArabic writing in the external margin and in the center.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringالهامش : بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالمحمدية سنه واحد و ثمنين و مئة المركز : لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له
(Translation: External margin : in the name of God this dirham was struck in the Muhammadiyah i the year eighty and one hundred. Circle center : there is no God but Allah alone with no partner)
Reverse description
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringالمركز : و محمد رسول الله مما أمر به الأمير عهد المسلمىن الأمين محمد بن أمير المؤمنين جعفر الهامش : محمد رسول الله أرسله بالهدي و دين الحق ليظهرة علي الدين كله و لو كرة المشركون
(Translation: Circle center : Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah From what the emir of the muslims Muhammad son of amir Al Muminin has ordered Jafar  External margin : Muhammad is the Messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth so that he might prevail over all religions, even if the polytheists disliked it.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage180 (796)  - -
Catalog ID2188185580
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